, but you just knew wouldn't sell. It was kind of like a budget version of Dragon's Den, but for rubbish motorcycle accessories, with little chance of anyone investing. Fingerless winter gloves, anyone? Exactly.But the inventor of this horn would have got my

Modern earplugs are available in a variety of sizesTODAY'S MOTORCYCLE helmets are better constructed than ever before. But even though they do a fantastic job of keeping your head safe, many helmets are noisy enough to cause damage to your hearing

MANPS 1058 Robin Marshall, Peterborough-based Cambridgeshire Constabulary bike cop."It's great being able to mix your job with the pleasure of riding a motorcycle. I don't know any bike cop who doesn't love riding! To do it you have to pass

part of the motorcycle tool kit                                         d) A mirror fitted to check blind spots3) You are riding towards a zebra crossing. Pedestrians are waiting to cross. You shoulda) Give way to the elderly and infirm only

Southern India is not the most obvious place in the world for a British motorcycle rally. For starters, it's 10 hours away by plane with an eight-hour stopover in Sri Lanka. Then, once you arrive, there's the combination of lethal traffic, appalling

do need the manual), there's small carbon add-ons on the fairing by the headlights, the exhaust hanger now has footrests attached (although this is a single-seat machine, you can get a seat for it) and the switchgear now has the horn where

.Element B - Practical on-site trainingNow you're kitted up the instructor will explain about the motorcycle and show you around the controls. A bike has pretty much the same controls as a car, just in different places: Left handlebar - Clutch, indicators

-hand index finger to change up and thumb to change down. As it stands, the gear selection sits somewhere around the horn and high beam switch and you do it all with your thumb. In a world first of any motorcycle ever:  the switchgear doesn’t fall easily

it is to cross fairly challenging terrain. In terms of cross-country blasts on Tarmac, particularly on bumpy back roads, I firmly believe that the KTM will get you from A to B quicker than any other motorcycle. The soft, long travel suspension ensures

') to stop the Buell running wide.I really enjoy this lofty sliver of motorcycling freedom - to be honest I think all four of us do - as finally, at last, the sun is shining, albeit limply. After all the wet pŽage-bashing, it feels great to get a bike on its